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Date: May. 09, 2008
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well its been 6 weeks on sertraline now and i feel pretty bad,last week i had 3 wonderful days where my thoughts were really good and all i had was a bit of a head ache from time to time,i started to think you have made it through and thought of what i was going to do like get back to work and it was great,but then it started to creep back in,for the last week i have felt soo vacant like the lights are on but no one is home, i don't know if the sertraline is too high a  dose and i am struggling to take it all in(i am on 150mg a day) any one had these kind of effects from sertraline? my thoughts just seem to be so angry and aggressive to people and things, like they say on avenue Q " it sucks to be me ") lol . take care HJ





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May 9, 2008, 9:48 am

Hi there...150 mg of Sertraline (or Zoloft) is not a high dosage at all. For people with OCD, 300 mg or more is often prescribed. it is sort of annoying that a medication that can be metabolized and out of your system in 24 hours can take so long to start working. Six weeks is a while, but it can take longer. You may want to talk to your doctor about upping the dosage to kick-start the process.

Symptoms you describe where you feel you made it through and are ready to get back only to have another rough patch pop up are common. I don't think anyone gradually and steadily slips out of OCD symptoms. You generally (and hopefully) start to improve and have minor relapses which lessen with time. The "vacant" feeling you get is quite common. Keep in mind that when our pain is eased even a little bit, we all feel a bit vacant because we were carrying an enormous load prior to the easing. When the load has been lightened, we suddenly have "mental space" open up and no way to contend with it.



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May 9, 2008, 8:56 am

I'm on 200 mg sertraline, and it is working fine.  Its only when I miss a dose that I kind of flake out (like yesterday).  6 weeks is also a relatively short time period for it.  Sertraline can take up to 3 months to take full effect.  I didn't notice any effect at all until I was moved up to 100mg, and then from there I started to feel better after about 3 weeks.  I was on 50mg though for about 5 weeks before that.  50 mg is about enough to make a depressed squirrel feel a buzz.  With ocd, the treatment dose is traditionally 200 or more. 

Describe to your psychiatrist exactly how you are feeling.  If you start to feel like things aren't real or hazy, or like your in a dream.  You need to let them know right away.  Trust me.

Curt



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